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Massachusetts Housing Production Lagging Behind Other States
By Colin Young State House News Service
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Bernie Sanders Visiting New Hampshire This Week
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) plans to visit a neighboring state this week. Sanders is scheduled to speak at the New Hampshire Institute of Politics at Saint Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire on Saturday, August 26, according to WMUR. The time of the event has not yet been
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American Oligarchy Presentation Coming To New Hampshire
James Perloff, a journalist and author of several books, plans to give a presentation titled "An Oligarchy Controls America — Fact or Conspiracy Theory?" in New Hampshire later this month. Perloff's description of the event on his web site says he will be "examining the evidence
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Worcester Bishop Directs Catholic Schools To Reject Transgender Identity This School Year
Catholic schools in central Massachusetts will be expected to reject transgender identity and homosexuality this upcoming school year. The Diocese of Worcester issued new policies regarding sexuality and transgender identity this week. Bishop Robert McManus, the bishop of Worcester, approved the plan in late June.
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Massachusetts State Auditor Investigators Find $1 Million In Benefits Fraud
By Alison Kuznitz State House News Service
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Joe Biden Dominates New Hampshire Primary Polling
President Joe Biden has a commanding lead in the 2024 New Hampshire Democratic primary polling. Biden has 65 percent support among Democrats, according to an Emerson College poll released this week. That's a 53-point advantage over environmental attorney and anti-vaccine activist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. (12 percent) and
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Elizabeth Warren Discussing Wokeness On CBS Boston This Weekend
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Cambridge) is scheduled to give her thoughts on "wokeness" this week. The progressive is scheduled to appear on Keller at Large with John Keller on CBS Boston at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, August 20, according to MASSterList, an email newsletter created by
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Massachusetts Gun Bill Would Ban More Than A Million Guns, Opponent Says
Massachusetts lawmakers are considering massive changes to state gun regulations, including a move to ban most semi-automatic weapons. "This bill would apply the severest firearms restrictions that Massachusetts residents have ever faced," said Robert Leider, an assistant professor at the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University,